GLUCOMETER WITH STICKY PATCH NOT PRICK WILL MONITOR BLOOD GLUCOSE IN DIABETES

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Till now we have a Glucometer in different shapes and calibre where we may a prick with lancet to get blood to monitor Blood Glucose in a Diabetic persons.But A team of researchers have developed a novel sticky patch which can non-invasively monitor glucose levels in diabetics through the skin. Instead of piercing the skin to take blood, the patch draws glucose out from fluid between cells across hair follicles, which are individually accessed via an array of miniature sensors using a small electric current.As per the study, the glucose collects in tiny reservoirs and is measured.

              Readings can be taken every 10 to 15 minutes over several hours.The patch does not require calibration with a blood sample - meaning that finger prick blood tests are unnecessary, due to the design of the array of sensors and reservoirs.The research team from the University of Bath in the UK hope that it can eventually become a low-cost, wearable sensor that sends regular, clinically relevant glucose measurements to the wearer's phone or smartwatch wirelessly, alerting them when they may need to take action.

             In this study the team tested the patch on both pig skin, where they showed it could accurately track glucose levels across the range seen in diabetic human patients, and on healthy human volunteers, where again the patch was able to track blood sugar variations throughout the day.

                      The next steps include further refinement of the design of the patch to optimise the number of sensors in the array, to demonstrate full functionality over a 24-hour wear period, and to undertake a number of key clinical trials.The study was published in the journal Nature Nanotechnology.